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The Chernobyl disaster was followed by a massive emergency response involving firefighters, plant workers, soldiers, miners, engineers, and medical personnel. Firefighters such as Vasily Ignatenko entered the burning reactor complex before the scale of the radiation danger was fully understood. Thousands of “liquidators” later worked to extinguish fires, remove radioactive debris, decontaminate the site, and construct the first containment structure. Their efforts helped prevent the damaged reactor from causing an even wider disaster, although many responders suffered serious health consequences from radiation exposure.
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